Ten Feet Tall - XTC

Happy I'm floating Around on my feet now You make me go dizzy I'm weak at the knees, yes I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall Well you say I'm faking And I say don't worry The way that I bubble There's something in the make, yes I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall Right, the chemistry is right This boy has reached his height The feeling just goes on and on and on and on From strength to strength I'm ten feet long I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall Right, the chemistry is right This boy has reached his height The feeling just goes on and on and on and on From strength to strength I'm ten feet long Happy I'm floating Around on my feet now You make me go dizzy I'm weak at the knees, yes I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall I feel like I'm walking Round ten feet tall...

I'm clumsy, yeah my head's a mess Cause you got me growing taller everyday We're giants in a little man's world My heart is pumping up so big that it could burst Been trying so hard not to let it show But you got me feeling like I'm stepping on buildings, cars and boats I swear I could touch the sky Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall I'll be careful, so don't be afraid You're safe here, no, these arms won't let you break I'll put up a sign in the clouds So they all know that we ain't ever coming down Been trying so hard not to let it show But you got me feeling like I'm stepping on buildings, cars, and boats I swear I could touch the sky Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall You build me up Make me what I never was You build me up From nothing into something Yeah, something from the dust Been trying so hard not to let it show But you got me feeling like I'm stepping on buildings, cars and boats I swear I could touch the sky Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Ooh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Oh oh oh I'm ten feet tall Ten feet tall

I'm clumsy, and my head's a mess 'Cause you got me growing taller everyday We're giants in a little man's world My heart is pumping up so big that it could burst Been trying so hard not to let it show But you got me feeling like I'm stepping on buildings, cars and boats I swear I could touch the sky Ohhh ohh ohhh I'm ten feet tall Ohhh oh ohhhh I'm ten feet tall I'm trying too hard not to let it show But you got me feeling like I'm stepping on buildings, cars and boats I swear I could touch the sky Ohhh oh ohhh I'm ten feet tall Ohhh oh ohhhh I'm ten feet tall

Hey, hey The clouds are whey There's straw for the donkeys And the innocents can all sleep safely All sleep safely My, my Sun is pie There's fodder for the cannons And the guilty ones can all sleep safely All sleep safely And all the world is football shaped It's just for me to kick in space And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste And I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to take this all in I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to taste the difference 'Tween the lemons and limes The pain and the pleasure And the church bells softly chime Hey, hey Night fights day There's food for the thinkers And the innocents can all live slowly All live slowly My, my The sky will cry Jewels for the thirsty And the guilty one's can all die slowly All die slowly And all the world is biscuit shaped It's just for me to feed my face And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste And I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to take this all in I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to taste the difference 'Tween the lemons and limes The pain and the pleasure And the church bells softly chime And birds might fall from black skies And bullies might give you black eyes And busses might skid on black ice But to me, it's very very beautiful (England's glory!) Beautiful (A striking beauty!) And all the world is football shaped It's just for me to kick in space And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste And I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to take this all in I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to tell the difference 'Tween the goods and crimes Dirt or treasure And there's one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to take this all in I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime Trying to taste the difference 'Tween the lemons and limes The pain and the pleasure And the church bells softly chime

High climbs the summer sun High stands the corn And tonight, when my work is done We will borrow your father's carriage We will drink and prepare for marriage Soon my darling, soon my darling Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping How can we feed love on a farmboy's wages Deep under winter snow Deep lay the lambs And tonight, by the full moon's glow Flask of wine on my feather bedding We will drink and prepare for wedding Soon my darling, soon my darling Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping How can we feed love on a farmboy's wages People think that I'm no good Painting pictures and carving wood Be a rich man if I could But the only job I do well is here on the farm On the farm And it's breaking my back We will borrow your father's carriage We will drink and prepare for marriage Soon my darling, soon my darling Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping How can we feed - Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping How can we feed love on a farmboy's Love on a farmboy's Love on a farmboy's wages

Generals and majors, uh-huh They're never too far From battlefields so glorious Out in a world of their own They'll never come down 'Til once again victorious Woah, generals and majors always Seem so unhappy 'less they got a war Generals and majors, uh-huh Like never before Are tired of being actionless Calling generals and majors Generals and majors everywhere Calling generals and majors Your World War III is drawing near Generals and majors, uh-huh They're never too far Away from men who made the grade Out in a world of their own They'll never come down Until the battle's lost or made Woah, generals and majors always Seem so unhappy 'less they got a war Generals and majors, uh-huh Like never before Are tired of being in the shade Calling generals and majors Generals and majors everywhere Calling generals and majors Hey, your World War III is drawing near World War III Generals and majors, uh-huh They're never too far From battlefields so glorious Out in a world of their own They'll never come down 'Til once again victorious Woah Woah Woah Woah Generals and majors Generals and majors Generals and majors

Towers of London When they had built you Did you watch over the men who fell Towers of London When they had built you Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell Pavements of gold leading to the underground Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven Towers of London When they had built you Did you watch over the men who fell Towers of London When they had built you Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry For the bridge that doesn't go In the direction of Dublin Towers of London When they had built you Did you watch over the men who fell Towers of London When they had built you Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell And I've seen it in a painting And I've seen it in engraving And I've seen it in their faces Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving And I've seen it in a painting And I've seen it in engraving And I've seen it in their faces Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving Towers of London When they had built you Did you watch over the men who fell Towers of London When they had built you Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell Towers of London, Towers of London Towers of London, Towers of London La La Londinium, La La Londinium La La Londinium, La La Londinium La La Londinium...

I've been praying all the week through At home, at work, and on the bus I've been praying I can keep you And to earn enough for us I can take humiliation And hurtful comments from the boss I'm just praying by the weekend I can earn enough for us Found a house that won't repair itself With its windows cracking And a roof held together with holes Just because we're on the bottom of the ladder We shouldn't be sadder than others like us Who have goals for the betterment of life Glad that you want to be my wife But, honest I've been praying all the week through At home, at work, and on the bus I've been praying I can keep you And to earn enough for us So you're saying that we're gonna be three Now a father's what I'll be Don't get me wrong, I'm so proud But the belt's already tight I'll get another job at night But, honest I can take humiliation And hurtful comments from the boss I'm just praying by the weekend I can earn enough for us Just because we're on the bottom of the ladder We shouldn't be sadder than others like us Who have goals for the betterment of life Glad that you want to be my wife But, honest I can take humiliation And hurtful comments from the boss I'm just praying by the weekend I can earn enough for us I can earn enough for us